Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim'

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to attend a grand religious presentation of Majelis Taklim, a Moslem study group sponsored by the Majelis Taklim Contact Bureau, at Senayan stadium on Saturday morning, a member of the organizing committee said.

The presentation is one of 30 events being held in Jakarta to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

Yani Wahid, the committee's secretary, said yesterday some 150,000 participants from all over Indonesia are expected to participate.

"It is one of the Moslem activities held to thank God during the Independence Day celebrations," he said.

The event will include prayers of thanksgiving offered by 7,000 participants representing 2,500 Majelis Taklim groups, followed by a big oratory by 5,000 female participants and 2,500 students from various Moslem boarding-schools throughout Indonesia. (01)